Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 06:40:00 -0500 From: Paul Keusemann <pkeusem@gmail.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pause pkg install messages Message-ID: <ac204c06-669f-84bd-5517-40ab3f6f4dd5@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2716f86b-e25b-784f-4500-a47e04605731@gmail.com> References: <CAECmPwuOyHBkne7AVtPHXAi6KhgtQFq_OYsaCjd4BBP6Hat8OQ@mail.gmail.com> <2716f86b-e25b-784f-4500-a47e04605731@gmail.com>
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On 05/24/18 06:45, Paul Keusemann wrote: > > > > On 05/24/18 03:08, Johannes Lundberg wrote: >> Hi >> >> The first thing me and probably many other do after install is >> pkg install xxx yyy zzz >> from console (meaning no scrollback buffer). >> >> With xorg and friends this means hundreds of packets. After install all the >> pkg messages are display and most of sometimes very valuable information is >> just scrolled away. >> >> Is there an easy way to fix* this by piping the output through less or >> something to pause for each screen so that the messages just aren't >> scrolled away? >> >> In addition to that it would be nice (if it's not already done) to store >> this information in a log file somewhere so that one can revisit and see >> what needs to be manually configured for each installed package. >> >> *by fix I mean something that does not put the burden on the user. > > I use screen to record the console session. Wow. Where was my mind? Script, not screen. > > >> Cheers >> >> /Johannes >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to"freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- > Paul Keusemann pkeusem@gmail.com > 4266 Joppa Court (952) 894-7805 > Savage, MN 55378 -- Paul Keusemann pkeusem@gmail.com 4266 Joppa Court (952) 894-7805 Savage, MN 55378
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